South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

FRIDAY. July ~, 1881.
Topioal Points.

Topical Points.
ACTING Secretary Muldrow. in HE
ruling upon the case Of james Young.
. homestead sntfyosA Of Salt Lake
City. dscidss thss 10 stboant Of cal.
iivstion sAd Improvement. and no
showing Of g oil faith il other 70.
spscts caa atone for the Lack Of &C. uAl
residence upon lard sought 10 DO -.
esfed.
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President Cleveland vas present q
the centennial celebration Ut Hamil.
ton College ~ Clin:on. New York. but
the Utics Grand Army nnen we're NOT.
Tie President met with uost arssi.
Tying reception end nsde . speecb,
10 which be spoks Of his boyhood
dsys It Clinton. and also u hts idsss
Of the duties OF President.
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Tue annual report Of Col. John II.
Wiison, corps Vt enginesrs> U. s. n.
my. 1t Washington, commissioned Of
public buildings and grounds> shows
that in the past nscal ysat there Was
expended in improvement snd care
Of public grounds the cum Of $6S..
92a Os; repairs. fuel, &C.. Executive
Mansion, $2s. 1896 90; lighting, &C..
Executive Mansion. $l3.629 "a. Il
will require for the ensuing year $25. Z.
500 10 keep tho Executive Mansion
in Q habitable condition,
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r. G. DUNN s. Co., in their week.
ly review Of trade, say Exports Of
breadstuffs. cotton, animals and ahi.
NAL products and petroleum in June
we're 4o2. 66s. 277 against t3s. 6ss. ia
for tbs same month las: year. bread.
stuff. increased $500. 900, aud cat.
tie $2T 900. Cotton decreased %.
100000. provisions $4,000 and oil
$34t 1000. With other e. ports az
last year tho aggregate for Juue
would be $50. 900 900. against sbou.
so 100000 iuport.. making tho e1.
cess Of imports for ,h 90 months $40,
600, 900.
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Formerly, under the ropubl can re-.
gime, supplies for The navy ~ete adj
vertised for separately SO that the
cost Of tho advertisement for the Or.
tic!c needed VAS often more than the
article was worth. Nov, all wants
for tho navy are included in one gen.
eral advertisement. and the expenses
Of the bureau of advertising have
thereby been reduced shout 20 per
cent: This furnishes an idss as 70
what care and economy are now ex-
ercised in tho expenditure OF the peo-
ple's money. The democratic party
promised the people reirancEmens
and reform. and nobly has it kept
that promiss.
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TINS days OF combination to make
money out Of the 6 )vsrnment seem to
have passed away. 1t has been from
time immemorial the custom Of some
bidders TO form little rings by which
s;i conc 'rned male . modest profit
out OF dealings they had with any Of
tho government Departments. Early
in this administration the existence
Of suob riags was discovered. Il WAS
noticed tha: the ice mea had . very
peculiar method Of bidding. and after
invsstigs alton IL was decided 70 read
ver,ise for proposals. This action
seemed to have . good effect, and
ring bidding c'assd 70 be feature OF
department life. Whenever unress.
ousbly low Ut high bids arc received,
they are promptly rejected. The
second Advertisement never fails To
bring proposal from some party will
ing TO perform the services required
or TO bdy Whatever the COVE nmenl
has 10 cell. for = fair price.
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As An earnest IL at the President ..
in harmony With the loyal septimen,
Of the country and not in conflict
With the G. A. Il. Of soldiers. inter
ests. the following figures. obtained
from official sources, show . record
unmatched In the history OF pension
legislation. During Grants fret sd
miniarat!on PSI special acts wers ap
proved. During bis second. 254
Hayes approved sos special acts
Daring Garfield and Arthur's admin
istrAtion 1876 we're approved, and in
the 6rst two years OF President Cleve
lands administration ne approved SIS
or 275 per ceaL mote than during
Grants FIRST term, $40 per cent. more
than during Grants second term, and
nearly double the number. or 100 pei
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